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Alert 10/25-27: Spokane Street swing bridge to West Seattle closed
The Spokane Street swing bridge (AKA the lower West Seattle Bridge) is closed to biking, walking and driving until 10 p.m. Sunday (October 27). There is no official bicycle detour. The only bike route alternative without the Spokane Street Bridge is to ride many miles out of the way through busy industrial streets to the…
At memorial bike ride for her husband, Rita Hulsman asked attendees to vote yes on the transportation levy she worked to strengthen
As captured on video by West Seattle Blog, Rita Hulsman chose to use her address to the crowd gathered Saturday for a memorial bike ride in honor of her late husband Steve to promote action to make sure traffic deaths like his do not continue happening to others (starts at 6:45 in the video): “Steve…
Last day to comment on Highland Park Way SW bike lane/trail concepts
SDOT is considering plans to improve bike access up and down Highland Park Way SW, a long and fairly steep section of roadway that serves as the only viable bike route option between the Duwamish Trail/1st Ave Bridge and Highland Park. Complete their online survey by June 15 (tomorrow!). Building this connection is one of…
Biking on the high bridge to West Seattle
It’s been 30 years in the making, but people were finally allowed to bike on the upper West Seattle Bridge. For a few hours, anyway. The 2024 Emerald City Ride on Sunday routes people south on the SR-99 viaduct through SoDo and then up onto the West Seattle Bridge, a limited access freeway typical reserved…
Alert 4/20-28: Spokane Street Bridge trail closed without a safe bike detour – UPDATED
UPDATE 4/29: The project was completed, and the bridge and trail reopened on schedule. UPDATE 4/16: SDOT has shaved a day off the start of the trail closure, saying, “We realized we could accomplish the work planned that day without closing the bridge until April 20.” We have updated this post accordingly. The walking and…
The Emerald City Ride returns in May with a ride over the West Seattle Bridge
For the first time since 2019, Cascade Bicycle Club will host its wildly popular Emerald City Ride, a rare chance to ride on our area’s freeway infrastructure that is usually off limits to bicycling. The 2024 ride will take an all-new route across the West Seattle Bridge. The high one. As Cascade Executive Director Lee…
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